I didn't have a lot of money & wanted to get a nice gift for my sister's baby-to-be. Little did I realize when I started that it would have been FAR cheaper to buy a $25 gift than all the money I spent on the paper pattern, fabrics, thread, batting, marking pen, ric-rac, etc that went into that quilt. I thought it looked so-so when it was done and I didn't finish until 3 weeks after his birth, but the expression on my sister's face when she saw it was priceless. She said she had been looking at other teddy bear quilts on etsy, but her husband was not keen on letting her spend $225 on "a blanket" (GASP! Quilts are NOT blankets!!!) She was so wonderful & encouraging of my quilting and helped me be able to start making quilts to sell. I know that quilt had plenty of flaws, but I will always love and cherish the one that got me started (photo is my avatar).